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store

/stɔɹ/noun, verb1 syllable

Store means: keep or lay aside for future use.

Synonyms for store17

noun, as in an electronic memory device

memory, computer memory, storage, computer storage, memory board

noun, as in a depository for goods

storehouse, depot, entrepot, storage

noun, as in a supply of something available for future use

noun, as in a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

verb, as in keep or lay aside for future use

hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away

What does store mean?6

verb

1

keep or lay aside for future use“store grain for the winter”

2

find a place for and put away for storage“where should we stow the vegetables?”

noun

1

an electronic memory device“a memory and the CPU form the central part of a computer to which peripherals are attached”

2

a depository for goods“storehouses were built close to the docks”

3

a supply of something available for future use“he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars”

4

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services“he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with store?49

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All 49 rhymes for store, grouped by syllable

Store in a sentence

  • The store was not a big one, was it?CK
  • At that store, they deal in fish and meat.CM
  • For the time being, she is clerking in a department store.CK
  • The store sells foodstuffs, such as butter, cheese, and sugar.unknown
  • As soon as he graduated, he went to work in his father's general store.CK
  • What's the name of that store again, please?CM
  • No, but they might have them at our other store.unknown
  • As for dogs, customers may not bring them into this store.Dejo

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of store

as a noun

plural
stores

as a verb

past tense
stored
present participle
storing
third-person singular
stores
past participle
stored